There was drama at the J Class start when the massive genoa on Topaz exploded requiring her army of crew to scrabble to recover the broken sail and plug in a replacement before they got going.
IRC European Championship – Where size matters
Francois Goubau and his team on board the Bénéteau First 47.7 Moana rowned 2022 IRC European Champions, after calculations via IRC’s formula that takes into account each boat’s result, plus numbers of scoring races sailed and class size were completed
IRC European Championship – Resounding day for Picsou
The Belgian-flagged Dehler 29 Picsou had a resounding day Saturday, the only boat to post three race wins.
Day 2 of the IRC Europeans – Moana puts in best performance
Day two of the IRC European Championship at Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend could not have been more different to Day one
Rolex Giraglia Line honours for Magic Carpet Cubed
Harnessing the navigational genius of Dutchman Marcel van Triest, Magic Carpet Cubed pipped ARCA SGR to the post
151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar double for ARCA SGR
Furio Benussi’s 100ft ARCA SGR cruised across the Punta Ala finish line to her second consecutive 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar line honours victory.
Lyra is first IMA Maxi European Champion
The final race of the IMA Maxi Europeans, part of Tre Golfi Sailing Week, was the traditional lap of Capri, measuring just under 15 miles, which proved the decider of the first IMA Maxi European Championship.
IMA Maxi Europeans – A day of delays on the Bay of Naples
Scheduled for day two of the IMA Maxi Europeans’ inshore/coastal racing were two windward-leewards. After a delay out on the Bay of Naples, only one was finally completed
Maxi European Championship – North Star sets the pace
Following on from the Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore race, the International Maxi Association’s Maxi European Championship entered a new phase with the first of four days of inshore/coastal racing at the Maxi Yacht Sorrento Trophy, part of Tre Golfi Sailing Week
25 Maxi yachts compete in the Regata dei Tre Golfi
A strong turn-out of 25 maxi yachts competed in the Regata dei Tre Golfi, the 67th edition of Italy’s second oldest offshore race which set sail on Saturday 14 May
Galateia sweeps the Maxi Inshore Challenge event at Palmavela
Winner of the Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge event at Palmavela, Mallorca, was David M. Leuschen’s Wallycento, Galateia
Portofino Regate di Primavera – more ‘winter’ than ‘spring’
The Mediterranean maxi racing season opened with the Portofino Regate di Primavera on the Gulf of Tigullio but hampered by weather that was more ‘winter’ than ‘spring’